Cuff guard



Jan. 14, 1958 Es 2,819,469

CUFF v GUARD Filed my 6, 1955 |8 20 I9 ll I6 I7 l2 ll '3 IO FIGURE 2.

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INVENTOR JOHN M. LYLES.

WM 8%? ATTY.

United States Patent CUFF GUARD John M. Lyles, Kansas City, Mo., assignor of one-third to Phillip P. Scaglia, Kansas City, Mo., and one-third I to Harold G. Parrott, Mission, Kans.

Application May 6, 1955, Serial No. 506,550

7 Claims. (Cl. 2-60) This invention relates to an improvement in a cuff guard and more particularly adapted to the protection fromsoil and Wear of the corners and transverse'ends of a cuff relative to the longitudinal fold thereof.

Heretofore shields have been conceived to protect the longitudinal fold of a cuff and a major portion of the surface thereof. Shields over the major surface of the cuff detract from the natural dress appearance of the cuff to which it was designed.

An object of the present improved invention is to provide a channel member extended along the transverse ends o'fa cuff relative to the longitudinal fold thereof adapted to r'eceive both ends of the cuff and have a means for retaining the transverse cuff ends in the channel. The means may be a bar member attached to the inside of the channel and extended between the ends of the cuff substantially to the cuff link holes and be attached to a cuff link or the bar member may extend past the holes and have a hole in the bar member to receive an ordinary cuff link passed through the cuff button holes.

A still further object of the present invention is to extend the channel member the full width of the cuff.

A still further object of the present invention is to extend the channel member around the folded edge corners of the cuff and part way along the folded edges, thus making the longitudinal shape of the channel member in an L shape.

A still further object of the improved present invention is to make the channel member section U shaped or square cornered with right angle flanges such as used in structural members or any intermediate shape therebetween, the word channel having the broader term to include irregular shapes.

An advantage of the improved cuff guard is to prevent soil and wear of the cuff transverse ends as they are most frequently rubbed and swiped over desks and tables by office type workers.

With these objects in view the invention may be more fully understood from the accompanying drawing, this specification and the scope of claims appended.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cuff on a persons wrist with a hand to illustrate the relative position of the improved cuff guard secured along the cuff transverse ends and a portion of the longitudinal or arcuate fold of the cuff.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on lines 2-2 of Figure 3 illustrating the square cornered channel section with a bar member attached along the longitudinal center line thereof and extended upward between the cuff transverse ends with a hole in the bar so spaced and arranged to be adapted to register with the button holes of the cuff. An ordinary cuff link is illustrated through the cuff and bar member.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal view in elevation of the cuff guard as described in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on lines 4--4 of Figure 5 illustrating a U shaped channel member with a bar attached thereto along the longitudinal center 'line and extended upward and attached to a cuff line. The cuff link extends through the cuff button holes to hold the cuff transverse ends within the channel.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal view of the improved cuff guard as described in Figure 4. Modified curvatures are illustrated for variable shapes within the scope of the claims appended.

The elongated stiff member or channel member as illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3 is preferably of the square corner type section. The width 11 of'the channel 10 is sufficient to receive the cuff transverse ends 13 and the flanges 12 have sufficient depth to retain the cuff transverse ends 13 relative to the longitudinal or arcuate fold 14 of the cuff 9. v A thin stiff flat member or bar member 16 has the Width thereof aligned along the longitudinal I center line of the channel 10 with the end 17 thereof preferably integral therewith and accomplished. by hard soldering or other means. The bar member 16 extends upward between the cuff transverse end portions 15 and has member 10 against the cuff transverse ends 13 and the flanges 12 retain the cuff transverse ends in the channel 10.

The channel member 10 has a length substantially the width of the cuff 9 and the additional front end portionlzl of the same channel section is turned upright to receive the end portions of each cuff fold 14. A portion of 21 is a wall member secured to one end of the channel member 10. The side elevation of the channel 10 with its long horizontal portion relative to the drawing and its shorter vertical portion 21 thus becomes an L shape.

Figures 4 and 5 illustrate variations of the improved cuff guard. The channel 22 with the section 23 is U shaped and the bar member 24 is attached to a cuff link 25. Any similar or variable structure of Figures 2 and 4 may be used without departure from the invention.

The principal advantage of the cuff guard is to protect the cuff transverse ends from soil, fraying or wear and it holds the transverse cuff ends in alignment.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A guard adapted to protect shirt sleeve cuff ends from wear; the guard comprising: an elongated stiff member, said elongated stiff member having a sufficient length and width to be adapted to shield the cuff ends against wear, a thin stiff flat member, said thin stiff flat member being thinner than the width of said elongated stiff member, said thin stiff flat member having one edge thereof secured parallel with and to the elongated stiff member at substantially the mid-length portion of the elongated stiff member along the longitudinal center of the elongated stiff member, said thin stiff flat member being projected outward from the elongated stiff member and adapted to be inserted between the opposite ends of a cuff, said thin stiff flat member having a hole located in the outer portion of said thin stiff flat member so spaced and arranged to be adapted to register with the cuff button link holes of a cuff when the elongated stiff member is aligned adjacent the opposite cuff ends, and said elongated stiff member having a sufficient projected width substantially the equivalent of the thickness of a cuff and located each side of said thin stiff fiat member adapted to be a shield to a respective cuff end. i

2. A guard adapted to protect shirt sleeve cuff ends from wear; the guard comprising: an elongated stiff memher, said elongated stiff member having a sufficient length and width adapted to be a shield to the cuff ends against wear, a thin stiff flat member, said thin stiff flat member being thinner than the width of said elongated stiff member, said thin stiff flat member having one edge there Patented an. 14, 1958 of secured parallel with and to the elongated stiff member at substantially the mid-length portion of the elongated stiif member along the longitudinal center of the elongated stiff member, said thin stiff flat member being projected outward from the elongated stiff member and adapted to be inserted between the opposite ends of a cuff, a cuff button link having a shank, said thin stiff fiat member having the shank of said cuff button link secured on the outer end of said thin stiff flat member in a transverse direction to the thin stiff flat member to be adapted to register with the cuff button link holes of the cuff when the elongated stiff member is aligned adjacent the opposite cuff ends, and said elongated stiff member having a suflicient projected width located on each side of said thin stifi flat member so constructed and arranged to shield a respective cuff end.

3. A guard as claimed in claim 1, and said elongated stiff member being flanged the entire length thereof in the same projected direction of the thin stitf flat member on the longitudinally edge portions thereof to be adapted to retain the cuff ends therebetween.

4. A guard as claimed in claim 2, and said elongated stilf member being flanged the entire length thereof in the same projected direction of the thin stiif flat member thereof to be adapted to retain the cuff ends therebetween.

5. A guard as claimed in claim 3, an end wall member, and said end wall member being secured to one end of the elongated stiff member and the flanged portions thereof.

6. A guard as claimed in claim 4, an end wall member, and said end wall member being secured to one end of the elongated stiff member and the flanged portions thereof.

7. A guard adapted to protect shirt sleeve cuff ends from wear; the guard comprising: an elongated stiif member, said elongated stiff member having a sufficient length and Width to be adapted to shield the cult ends against wear, a thin stiff flat member, said thin stiff flat member being thinner than the width of said elongated stiff member, said thin stiff flat member having one edge thereof secured parallel with and to the elongated stiff member at substantially the mid-length portion of the elongated stiif member along the longitudinal center of the elongated stifi member, said thin stiff flat member being projected outward from the elongated stiff member and adapted to be inserted between the opposite ends of a cuff, said thin stiff flat member being so constructed and adapted to be connected with the cuff button holes of a cuff when the elongated stilf member is aligned adjacent the opposite cuff ends; and said elongated stiff member having a sufficient projected width, substantially the equivalent of the thickness of a cuff end, located each side of said thin stiff fiat member adapted to be a shield to a respective cuff end.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 955,631 Cerri .t Apr. 19, 1910 1,023,864 Miller et al. Apr. 23, 1912 1,147,577 Van To'chine July 20, 1915 1,277,264 Schevenell Aug. 27, 1918 2,510,591 Listman June 6, 1950 

